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Will AI replace estimators?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting estimators. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 49 live estimators openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 10% of current estimators openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
49live openings
10%ask for AI skills
6%remote
23companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Construction, Communication, Microsoft Office, Construction Management, Organization, Attention to Detail — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| JRM Construction Management, LLC | 7 |
| Loenbro | 7 |
| DH Pace | 6 |
| Forgen | 4 |
| BRPH | 2 |
| Fischer Homes | 2 |
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